Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia
Melanesia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen was 2,217 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 2,217 t for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia peaked at 2,608 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 737.39 t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 737.39 t | — |
| 1962 | 753.75 t | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 766.07 t | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 798.3 t | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 801.23 t | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 806.9 t | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 829.06 t | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 843.61 t | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 863.99 t | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 886.23 t | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 886.1 t | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 939.77 t | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 998.33 t | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 1,041 t | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1,066 t | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,109 t | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1,169 t | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1,213 t | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1,262 t | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1,219 t | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 1,304 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 1,304 t | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,304 t | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,376 t | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1,492 t | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 1,506 t | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,596 t | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 1,655 t | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,649 t | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,774 t | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1,779 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,864 t | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1,893 t | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,941 t | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,198 t | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 2,360 t | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2,608 t | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 1,918 t | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 1,938 t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,809 t | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,653 t | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 1,792 t | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1,869 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,983 t | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1,649 t | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 1,972 t | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 1,931 t | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,104 t | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1,989 t | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 2,208 t | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 2,044 t | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2,015 t | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,098 t | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,080 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,069 t | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,036 t | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,119 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,127 t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,109 t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,262 t | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2,238 t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,217 t | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,217 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -26.4% | 2,608 t | 1,918 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 800.03 t | 737.39 t | 863.99 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,057 t | 886.1 t | 1,262 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,441 t | 1,219 t | 1,655 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,027 t | 1,774 t | 2,608 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,875 t | 1,649 t | 2,104 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,090 t | 2,015 t | 2,208 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,233 t | 2,217 t | 2,262 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 13 Ethiopia 218,271 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21,323 t compare
- 14 France 217,512 t compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 13,539 t compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,465 t compare
- 15 Thailand 205,224 t compare
- 16 Germany 179,520 t compare
- 17 Canada 175,669 t compare
- 17 Polynesia 145.3 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.63 t compare
- 18 Poland 143,599 t compare
- 19 Ethiopia PDR 123,687 t compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia was 2,217 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,608 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 737.39 t in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).